Table 1.
2010/2011 sample characteristics
| Gender | Male | 46.1% | [44.8%, 47.4%] |
| Female | 53.9% | [52.6%, 55.2%] | |
| Race | Black African | 79.5% | [74.1%, 84.9%] |
| Coloured | 8.5% | [4.7%, 12.4%] | |
| Asian/Indian | 2.3% | [0.1%, 4.5%] | |
| White | 9.7% | [6.3%, 13.1%] | |
| Age | Mean | 36.6 | [35.9, 37.3] |
| Per capita household income (Rand) | Mean | 3301a | [1561, 5040] |
| Per capita household expenditure (Rand) | Mean | 2022 | [1608, 2437] |
| Poverty | % per capita HH income <R661b | 41% | [0.38, 0.45] |
| Education | Mean | 9.1 | [8.8, 9.3] |
| Currently enrolled in education | % Enrolled | 15.1% | [13.8%, 16.3%] |
| Employment status | Employed | 37.9% | [35.6%, 40.3%] |
| Unemployed (broad) | 14.1% | [12.4%, 15.7%] | |
| Not economically active | 48% | [45.6%, 50.4%] | |
| Subjective health | % “fair”/“poor” | 9.7% | [8.6%, 10.7%] |
| Mental health | Mean CES-D 8 Score | 3.78 | [3.52, 4.05] |
| Relationship status | % married/cohabiting | 36.6% | [34%, 39.2%] |
| Alcohol usage | % at least “drink very rarely” | 26.4% | [24.2%, 28.6%] |
| Religious importance | % “significant”/“very significant” | 90.3% | [88.7%, 91.8%] |
| Geographical location | Rural | 39.8% | [33.6%, 46%] |
| Urban formal | 50.1% | [43.7%, 56.5%] | |
| Urban informal | 10.1% | [4.9%, 15.3%] | |
| Province | Western Cape | 9.7% | [5.3%, 14.2%] |
| Eastern Cape | 11.9% | [7.9%, 15.9%] | |
| Northern Cape | 2.3% | [1.4%, 3.2%] | |
| Free State | 5.7% | [3.4%, 8%] | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 19.7% | [14.3%, 25.1%] | |
| North West | 6.8% | [4.2%, 9.5%] | |
| Gauteng | 25.4% | [18.5%, 32.3%] | |
| Mpumalanga | 8% | [5.1%, 11%] | |
| Limpopo | 10.3% | [6.8%, 13.9%] | |
| Number of observations | 16,683 |
Notes: 95% confidence intervals in brackets.
a
The US dollar equivalent (as of 30 June 2010) was $253
b
the US dollar equivalent (as of 30 June 2010) was $50.70. Variable descriptions are provided in the main text and Supplementary Table 1. CES-D 8, Center for Epidemiologic Studies eight-item depression scale.